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Select group's bed on lake (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coterie

'select group's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bed on lake' is the wordplay.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lake' becomes 'Erie' (Lake Erie is one of the Canadian/US 'Great Lakes').
'cot'+'erie'='COTERIE'

(Other definitions for coterie that I've seen before include "Exclusive circle of people with common purpose" , "Small exclusive group of friends" , "Small exclusive group of people" , "Exclusive group with shared interests" , "Group, band" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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